News Mall car park
to go digital THE Mall shopping centre car park has gone digital to reduce the need for any physical contact. A new operator has removed
the barriers on both entry and exit points. Customers will now be able to pay on their mobile phones and reserve a parking space in advance. Drivers will also have the op- tion to pay after leaving the car park.
General manager for The Mall
Gavin Cockayne said: “We pride ourselves on putting the needs of our guests and community first.”
Pothole study KENT has the most reported pot-
holes in the country, a new study has revealed.
More than 52,000 were notified to Kent County Council between 2018 and 2020, which is responsi- ble for repairing them.
That figure is double that of Northern Ireland, a country with a similar population but bigger geographical area, and ahead of Staffordshire.
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Villagers’ bid to raise funds to save church
HEADCORN residents have been rocked by the news that a Victo- rian Methodist Church has been closed, ready to be sold off. The cost of running the ancient building, in Headcorn’s conserva- tion area, proved to be more than the congregation could afford, de- spite generous donations. In an effort to save the building
from being snapped up by a devel- oper, villagers Sally Musker, Dun- can Payne, Tim Thomas, Victoria and Richard Berry, Dr Khum Raj Pathak and Bella Mansfield have formed a committee to transform it into a community hub.
Miss Mansfield (50), who has
lived in the village for 33 years, said: “I wept at my gran’s funeral in the church, danced at my 40th birthday there, held children’s par- ties and Laughing Workshops in the hall – it is so full of memories.” The issue is particularly sensitive since the rear of the building en-
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compasses the village burial ground, where many villagers go to remember loved ones. The committee plans to turn the building, which cost £800 to build in 1867, into a museum, commu- nity college and a “mindfulness space” named Headcorn Oasis. The proposed museum will be
overseen by the Local History So- ciety, run by Tim Thomas, who was christened in the church. He said: “The history society
From left to right, Victoria Berry, Richard Fletcher, Tim Thomas, Mary Fryd, Bella Mansfield, Dr Khum Raj Pathak, Gagan Pathak
stores its archives in the village hall, but there is nowhere to exhibit them.” The community college will be launched by Dr Khum Raj Pathak, a maths teacher, education re- searcher and SEN specialist. He said: “We want to engage people of all ages and backgrounds, at a price everybody can afford.” To donate, please visit
www.gofundme.com/f/The- Heart-of-Headcorn-Project.
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